Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2017 11 08

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes October 11th, 2017 Page 4 of 5 happen quickly. The Council was in agreement that when land comes up for sale, the political will is there to make the funding work. Mike commented that his concern is that there could be a day when the City can't just "find the money;" he felt that the tax was passed with the assumption that the funds would be held in readiness. Helen said she was happy that this discussion is happening in advance of budgeting. Jeff added Council is continuing to discuss the need to pivot from spending on Open Space acquisition to land management. He said he hears from citizens that there isn't enough active management. Jim asked if there were any planned Open Space projects that couldn't get done this year, due to budgeting changes. Laura listed the wayfinding trail alignment projects. Ember commented that one of the great limitations in Open Space work is staffing: they constantly have to use contractors or the ability to enhance existing or add new programs that would be beneficial to open space work. Helen then spoke about the OSAB/City Council budget meeting. She said that Jim, Graeme, Fiona, Helen, and Mike all attended. Helen thanked Ember for her excellent work in supporting OSAB. A large part of the discussion was about the newly re -vamped "Opportunities for Preserving Open Space and Improving Trail Connectivity" List (previously the "Target Acquisition List"). Fiona volunteered to help work on filling it in. She added that she thought there needs to be a summary statement for each property at the top of the document. Helen said some of Council's comments about the document included requesting high/med/low priority rankings for each property, statements about buildings currently on the property, and information about any land dedications that are already on the land. Fiona added an idea to try to update the land - shading on the current map, but Helen said that might have to wait until after the table itself is updated. Jeff said that having so much "fee simple" acquisition on the list is off- putting. Jim said that he felt that the Council was very positive about the revised format. There was some small discussion about the Phillips 66 land. Jeff reported that a company called Bancroft has bought the land and will close within 30 days. Helen continued the discussion by saying that the City Council told OSAB that they would like feedback on the key indicators from the finance committee. Council Member Ashley Stolzmann asked if the list is missing anything and whether it was helpful/practical. One example was the comparison exercise Ember did comparing Louisville Open Space spending with other municipalities' funding for their Open Space. Helen reported that she also stayed for the PPLAB study session with City Council which was held after the OSAB study session. Helen pointed out that a dog park of some form is on the PPLAB Goal's List. Jim asked her if they had a specific site in mind. Helen said they did not. She also said PPLAB was concerned about signage and how to help ensure consistency. IX. Discussion Item: Revise and Sign Draft Letter of Support for the Boulder County Regional Trail Grant Application Ember introduced that the two letters that Fiona helped to write in support of the regional trail app, included in the meeting packet. Missy made a motion to approve them as written, and Mike seconded. It passed unanimously. X. Discussion Item: Revise and Sign Draft Letter of Support for the Planning Effort to Cross South Boulder Road Grant Application The third letter was about a study to find a crossing for South Boulder Rd. between Via Appia and Main Street. The board was asked not to specify a preferred location for that crossing in this letter, even though the board has historically advocated for safe crossing at the Lake to Lake Trail crossing at Via Appia. The consultant would 5